Part 1. Self-Sufficiency, an Operational Concept1. The Two Autonomies.2. New Perspectives on Production and Consumption.3. Distinguish Between Self-Sufficiency and Self-Consumption.4. Measuring Self-Sufficiency and Self-Consumption.5. Self-Sufficiency on a Territorial Scale.6. Self-Sufficiency as an Analytical Tool.Part 2. The Energy Autonomy of Territories, a Legal Issue7. Local Authorithies Territories, Framework of the New Energy System.8. Energy, a "New" Competence.9. Autonomy Seen Through Positive Energy Territories.10. "Autonomy", from Slogan to Instrument.11. Energy Autonomy: Local Authorities Within a Sovereign State.12. The Value of a Legal Perspective.13. Territorial Energy Independence: A state Issue and a Nonsense for a Community.
Benoit Boutaud holds a doctorate in Human and Social Sciences and is a leading expert on energy issues in France. He conducts research at the European Institute for Energy Research in Germany.